Born: Jacksonville, Fl. Feb. 18th, 1957, Raised in New Orleans from July of 1958 to Feb. 1977 Started working in the hospitality industry for the Marriott Hotels in the French Quarter in June of 1974 and was later sent to Houston, Tx. on a taskforce assignment for the openning of the "Galleria Marriott Hotel" in Dec. of 1976. I remained in Houston for 23 years, working for a variety of hotels and restaurants. But in July of 1990, I would revisit my birthplace for the first time since leaving, to join in a family reunion with family from my fathers side that I was too young to remember. It took until 1999 to make it back, but I knew then, it was time to consider returning to Jacksonville. I fell in love with Florida's first coast and at the same time, I get a chance to be closer to family.
